Texas State Highway 83
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| Length: | 56.07 mi[1] (90.24 km) | |||||||||
| Existed: | 1955 – present | |||||||||
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| West end: |
  NM 132 / FM 769 near Lovington, NM | |||||||||
  US 62 / US 385 in Seagraves | ||||||||||
| East end: |
 SH 137 in Welch | |||||||||
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State Highway 83 (SH 83) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 56 miles (90 km) from the New Mexico border in Yoakum County east to Welch in northwest Dawson County. This route was designated in 1955, having replaced SH 328 "for the convenience of the traveling public", as it connected with New Mexico Highway 83 at the New Mexico state border. In 1988, the New Mexico connecting highway was renumbered New Mexico Highway 132.
History
The original SH 83 was designated in 1926 along a route from Lamesa east to an intersection with SH 18 in western Shackelford County. This replaced the previous designation of SH 18B. By 1933, SH 83 extended west to the New Mexico border. The route was transferred to SH 15 (now US 180) in 1935.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations[2] | Notes |
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| Yoakum | | 0.00 | 0.00 | NM 132 west / FM 769 north | Continuation into New Mexico |
| Denver City | 14.20 | 22.85 |  SH 214 north – Plains | Western terminus of concurrency with SH 214 | |
| Gaines | | 15.70 | 25.27 | SH 214 south – Seminole | Eastern terminus of concurrency with SH 214 |
| Seagraves | 30.40 | 48.92 | US 62 / US 385 – Brownfield, Seminole | ||
| Dawson | Welch | 56.00 | 90.12 | SH 137 – Brownfield, Lamesa | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation,
- 1 2 Google (January 21, 2016). "Texas State Highway 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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